Go slow in... 101 words

‘Fast Company', 'first to market', 'think quick'. Western capitalism loves speed.

Whilst it creates the world’s biggest brands and companies, the Japanese live longer and the Scandinavian are happier.

As a young adman I approached my career as a race, when the pressure rose I sped up.

Now when faced with a daunting challenge I've learned to slow down and focus. As a result I’m a far more effective and efficient problem solver.

Avoid "the self-satisfaction felt by 'busy' men, however idiotic their business, at 'not having time' to do what you are doing." as Marcel Proust (uncharacteristically) succinctly put it.